Kotla, Nuh

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kotla | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Haryana#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|27.99894|N|76.94483|E|display=inline}}<ref name="Geonames">{{Cite web|url=https://www.geonames.org/10168004/kotla.html|title=Geonames.org. ''Kotla''|accessdate=24 January 2021}}</ref> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Nuh district|Nuh]] | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name="Geonames"/> | elevation_m = 200 | population_total = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]] |demographics1_title2 = Spoken |demographics1_info2 = [[Urdu]], [[Mewati]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | registration_plate = | website = | iso_code = | footnotes = }} '''Kotla''', 7 km south of [[Nuh (city)|Nuh city]] in the scenic [[Aravalli Hills]], is a historic village in [[Nuh district]] of [[Haryana]], [[India]]. <ref name="Nuh website"/>

==History==

===Khanzada rajputs period===

Kotla was a stronghold of the [[Khanzadas of Mewat]] and seat of power of the Khanzada ruler [[Raja Nahar Khan|Bahadur Nahar Khan]]. Its historical importance came from its strategic position: in a narrow valley with only one pass, and protected on the east by the large lake (Kotla lake or Dahar Lake or Ujina Lake), when the lake was filled with water, the only way in was through a narrow strip of land between the lake and the hills.<ref name="Nuh website">{{cite web |title=Kotla, Nuh |url=https://nuh.gov.in/tourist-place/kotla/ |website=Nuh district website |publisher=Government of Haryana |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>

===Mughal period===

Kotla is listed in the [[Ain-i-Akbari]] as a [[pargana]] under the [[sarkar (administrative division)|sarkar]] of [[Tijara]], producing a revenue of 1,552,196 [[dam (Indian coin)|dam]]s for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 700 infantry and 30 cavalry. It appears with the note "Has a brick fort on a hill on which there is a reservoir 4 [[kos (unit)|kos]] in circumference."<ref name="Ain-i-Akbari">{{cite book |last1=Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak |last2=Jarrett |first2=Henry Sullivan (translator) |title=The Ain-i-Akbari |date=1891 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bengal |location=Calcutta |page=193 |url=https://archive.org/details/ainiakbarivolum00mubgoog |access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref>

==Tourism== {{anchor | Monuments}}

* '''Kotla Fort''' of [[Raja Nahar Khan]]

* '''Kotla Bavdi stepwell'''

* '''Kotla Waterfall''': active during rainy season.

* '''Kotla Lake''': an artificial dam was constructed in 1838, resulting in the formation of Sangel, also known as '''Ujina Lake''' or '''Dahar Lake'''. Kotla Lake is a man-made lake and is crucial for irrigation of surrounding agricultural land and is also home to various fish species.<ref>[https://testbook.com/haryana-gk/lakes-in-haryana Lakes in haryana], testbook.com accessed 18 Oct 2025.</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Tourism in Haryana]]

== References == {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Nuh district]] [[Category:Mewat]] [[Category:Forts in Haryana]] [[Category:Nuh district]]